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Feb. 6, 1962
“A. c. ROBERSON
3,019,634
KEY EJECTING MEANS
Filed May 22, 1959
Alfred C. Roberson
1N VEN TOR.
3,019,634
United States Patent 0 " lpC€
Patented Feb. 6, 1962
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for illustrating the structural details of the device in key
KEY ElESTlNG MEANS
Alfred C. Roberson, 1111 11th St. NW., Canton, Ohio
Filed May 22, 1959, Ser. No. 815,103
5 Claims. (Cl. 70—-388)
The present invention generally relates to a lock device
and more particularly to a key ejecting lock which incor
porates a structure for ejecting the key from the lock
when the key is not in operative position.
It is a well known problem that keys are quite often
inadvertently left in looks. For example, the ignition
keys of automobiles are quite often left in the ignition
switch lock which results in unauthorized use of a rela—
ejecting position;
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FIGURE 3 is a view similar to FIGURE 2 but with the
key pushed all the way inwardly for rotation and opera
tion of the lock;
FIGURE 4 is, a longitudinal sectional view of the spring
urged plunger illustrating the construction thereof;
FIGURE 5 is a transverse sectional view illustrating
the orientation of the spring urged plunger, pin, and key;
FIGURE 6 is a sectional view similar to FIGURE 5
illustrating the positions of the spring urged pin when the
lock barrel or cylinder in the key are moved to operating
position; and
FIGURE 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of a
tively large number of automobiles. This problem also 15 modi?ed form of the ejector.
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exists on various other types of locks such as door locks,
Referring now speci?cally to the drawings, the numeral
cabinet locks and the like. Heretofore, there have been
1f; generally designates the key ejection lock of the pres
attempts to provide a mechanism for forcing the key out
of the lock when the key is in a neutral or inoperative
condition. These previous devices generally fall into two
categories with one category involving a spring mecha
nism disposed between the face of the lock and the han
dlev portion of the key. The other category is the pro
vision of ‘a. spring mechanism engaged with the end of
ent invention which for. purposes of description are illus-.
trated as being mounted in a closure member 12 which
may be a door‘ or the like but may also be any other type
of supporting mechanism depending upon the use for,
which the key ejection lock is intended. I
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The key ejection lock 10 includes a housing 14 having
a peripheral ?ange 16 atone end thereof and provided
the key with the spring generally being in coaxial align 25 with a rotatable cylinder or barrel 18 which has a slot
ment with the key. The major objection to these devices
and the reason that they are not currently being used
extensively is the continuous pressure on the key exerted
‘ 24) for receiving the notched and grooved shank 22 of
a key 24. The shank 220i the key 24 is provided with
a notch 26 in the outer end thereof with the notch 26
at all times which causes excessive wear in the key and
eing disposed on the edge'of the key remote from the
the mechanism of the lock associated with the key thus 30 transverse notches and recesses. As illustrated, the body
causing a relatively short life for the key and lock mech
11% is attached to a‘ backing or carrying plate 28 by screw
anism. Therefore, it is the primary object of the present
fasteners 30 with the carrier plate 28 being secured and
invention to provide a key ejection lock in which the
supported in any suitable manner.
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pressure of the spring ejecting means engages the inner
The plate 28 is provided with a cylindrical member 32
end of the key when the key is in unlocked or inopera 35 extending in parallel relation to the body 14 and spaced
tive condition with the pressure being transferred to the
vertically therebelow. The cylindrical member 312 slid
body or stationary part of the look when the key is'ro
ably receives a plunger 34 having an elongated slot 36
tated to operating position thus eliminating the pressure
therein. A coil spring 38 is anchored to a transverse.
on the key when the key is in operating or- working con
member 40 carried by the cylindrical member 32 and ex
dition.
tending through the slot 36. a The other end of the springv
A further object of the present invention is to provide
38 abuts the inner end of the closed end slot 36 thus
a key ejection lock in which a spring urged plunger is
resiliently urging the plunger 34 towards the body 14.‘
mounted in parallel relation to the rotatable barrel or
As shown in FIGURE 3, the inner end of spring 38 has
an offset longitudinal projection 39 received in a socket
cylinder of the lock and includes a projecting pin extend
ing laterally through a slot into engagement with the 45 in plunger 34 whereby the spring urges the plunger’to
a normal angular position. The'free end of they plunger
notched inner end of a key with the body of the lock
34 is provided with a radially ‘extending'pin 42 which
having a transverse groove that will receive the pin when
extends through a longitudinal slot 44 in the bottom of
the pin is swung laterally thus receiving the pressure
body 14 and through a longitudinal slot 46 in the bottom
exerted by the pin as soon as the lock cylinder or barrel
is rotated with the return rotation of the lock cylinder 50 of the barrel or cylinder 18 whereby the‘ pin 42 may
extend into the slot 20 and engage the recessed end 26
or barrel picking up the pin and swinging it back into
of the key 24-.
position so that the key will be automatically ejected
The inner end of the body 14 is provided with a trans
when the lock cylinder or barrel reaches a neutral or
verse slot 48 communicating with slot 44 for allowing
inoperative position.
Another object of the present invention is to provide
a key ejection lock which is relatively simple in construc
tion, easy to use, long lasting, well adapted for its par
ticular purposes and generally inexpensive to manufac
ture.
These together with other objects and advantages which
will become subsequently apparent reside in the details
swinging movement of the pin 42. Thus, when the key
24 is moved inwardly, the notch '26 will engage the pin
42 and force the plunger 34 in thus compressing the spring
38. When the key and the lock barrel 18 are turned,
the pin 42 will swing arcuately out of the slot 46 and
60 into the transverse slot 48 and engage the body 14 for
transmitting the resilient force thereto during normal
operation of the key. Thus, no pressure is exerted on
the key except for during the initial swing of arcuate
movement of the pin 42. Turning of the plunger 34 also
panying drawing forming a part hereof, wherein like 65 tensions the torsion spring 38 about its longitudinal axis
which urges the pin 42 towards a vertical position. This
numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:
allows the pin to move completely out of the slot 46
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the key ejection
which enables the barrel or cylinder 18 to turn to any
lock of the present invention illustrating the same
angular position but still have the pin 42 re-enter the slot
mounted in a closure member;
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‘when the barrel and key are moved to inoperative
FIGURE 2 is a side elevation of the construction of
position.
the key ejection lock with portions thereof broken away
The operation and structural details of the key and
of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter
described and claimed, reference being had to the accom
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lock are substantially conventional except for the notch
26 in the key shank and the‘ plunger 34, pin 42 and asso»
ciated mechanism and the slots for receiving the pin 42.
It is pointed out even when the spring 38 is fully ex
tended as illustrated in FIGURE 2, there isstill a rela
tively long ‘bearing area of the plunger 34 within the
cylindrical member 32 thereby preventing canting and
binding of the plunger 34 when the plunger 34 moves
stantial bearing engagement with the cylindrical member
throughout the length of movement of the plunger, said
spring means including a coil spring having one end an
chored to the plunger, the other end of the spring being
anchored to the cylindrical member thereby resiliently
biasing the plunger and pin towards the face of the lock
body, said coil spring tortionally biasing said plunger
about its longitudinal axis and urging said pin towards
said barrel.
longitudinally from the position illustrated in FIGURE 2
3. In a lock mechanism having a rotatable barrel re
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to the position illustrated in FIGURE 3.
ceiving a key, a spring biased pin extending radially into
FIGURE '7 illustrates a modi?ed form of the device in
the barrel for engagement with the key and for ejection
which the cylindrical member 32’ has a longitudinal slot
of the key when the key is in inoperative position within
50 therein which receives the pin 42' on plunger 34'.
the barrel, means supporting said pin for movement in
The inner end of slot 50 communicates with a transverse
or arcuate peripheral slot 52 which receives the pin 42' 15 an arcuate swinging pattern for movement laterally away
from the key and barrel when the key is rotated to opera
when the barrel 18 is rotated whereby the cylindrical
tive position, said pin being spring biased about its axis
member 312' will take the longitudinal force exerted by
of arcuate movement toward the barrel for movement
the compressed spring. The length of the plunger and
into the barrel for engaging and ejecting the key when
cylindrical member may vary as required.
The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the 20 the key is moved to inoperative position.
4. A key ejection lock mechanism comprising a lock
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous
body having a rotatable cylinder therein and mounted
modi?cations and changes will readily occur to those
to preclude longitudinal movement, said cylinder slidably
skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention
receiving an operating key, spring operated means sup;
to the exact construction and operation shown and de
ported from the body and including a pin disposed in
scribed, and accordingly, all suitable modi?cations and
perpendicular relation to the axis of rotation of the cyl
equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope
inder, said body and cylinder having a longitudinal slot
of the invention as claimed.
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What is claimed as new is as follows:
1'. A key ejection lock comprising a stationarily sup
ported lock body, a rotatable lock barrel received within '
said body and including mechanism for preventing rota~
therein for movably receiving the pin with the pin ex
tending into the path of the key thereby normally spring
biasing the key outwardly of the cylinder, said body hav
ing a transverse slot at the inner end of the longitudinal
slot whereby the pin may be swung laterally into the
tion of the barrel until a key is inserted into the barrel
transverse slot for releasing the key and cylinder from
for releasing this mechanism, said lock body and barrel
the pin when the key is rotated to a functioning position
having a longitudinal slot therein, a spring urged plunger
supported in parallel relation to the longitudinal axis of 35 thereby freeing the key and cylinder from axial spring
pressure, said pin being spring biased towards the cylin—
the barrel and body, a pin extending laterally from said
der for urging the free end thereof into engagement with
plunger and projecting through said slots for engagement
said slot in the cylinder when the key and cylinder are
bythe key when the key is inserted into the barrel and
returned to neutral position.
for ejecting the key from the barrel when the key is in
5. The combination of claim 4 wherein said spring
inoperative position, said body having a transverse slot
operated means includes a plunger carrying said pin, a
at the inner end of the longitudinal slot for receiving the
longitudinal sleeve guide for said plunger, and slot means
pin when the barrel is rotated in either direction whereby
on the guide for engaging the pin when swung laterally
the spring pressure will be transferred from the plunger
out of the transverse slot and receiving the axial pressure
to the body as long as the key is in operative position,
spring means connected to said plunger and biasing said 45 exerted by the pin and relieving the lock mechanism from
axial spring pressure when in operative position.
pin toward said barrel whereby the slot in the barrel
will pick up the pin when the key is rotated to inopera
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when the key is rotated to inoperative position.
2. The structture as de?ned in claim 1 wherein said
plunger is supported in a longitudinally elongated cylin
drical member with a portion of the plunger having sub-'
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Fairchild ____________ __ June 24, 1930
Miller ______________ __ Nov. 14, 1939
Monest ______________ __ Apr. 15, 1958